Employee Relations Advisor

Exciting New Role - Lead bargaining for the new EBA
- Fixed-Term Part-time Opportunity -.6 or.8FTE
- Convenient Preston location, close to public transport

**Our Commitment**
At Darebin, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of how we work. Our commitment to these values is unwavering, they are central to our mission, to our impact and to help us better serve our community. We know that varied perspectives and lived experiences helps generate better ideas to enable a diverse, inclusive and connected community.

**About Darebin City Council**
Located in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Darebin City Council is home to one of the largest, most diverse communities in terms of culture, language, religion, socio-economic background, occupation, and housing needs. The city has one of the largest populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents in metropolitan Melbourne. Our Vision is for a community that works together to advance community life.

**About the Role**

Key Accountabilities include:

- Lead the EBA process
- Provide authoritative and accurate advice concerning a range of complex ER matters
- Provide expert guidance and support on case management for complex ER / IR issues.
- Draft correspondence on behalf of stakeholders.
- Ensure employment contracts and other relevant employment documentation are compliant.
- Review and implement P&C policies, programs and practices. - Identify non-compliance or areas for improvement for escalation to senior management

**Skills & Experience**
- Experience in the negotiation of Enterprise Agreements from preparation right through to implementation.
- Relevant Tertiary Qualifications in either Employment Law, Human Resources Management or equivalent along with substantial relevant experience in complex organisations.
- Proven experience within various tribunals and the Fair Work Commission processes and ability to represent the organisation and work with external legal Counsel.
- A minimum of 7 to 10 years’ experience in a specialist employee relations role within a complex and large organisation.
- Substantial experience in complex case management and mentoring colleagues in the management and resolution of various matters and the ability to identify trends and take proactive action.
- Extensive experience in the development and review of various policies and procedures.
- Proven experience in change initiatives (including organisational restructures)
- Exceptional problem-solving skills with strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively across teams.

**Culture**
As a progressive leader in Local Government, Darebin City Council is passionate about social inclusion, sustainability, engagement and service excellence. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of the community we serve. We are committed to upholding a positive and supportive work environment that values the contribution of all employees and treats all employees with dignity and respect.

**Benefits**
We offer a range of benefits to our employees including opportunities for personal and professional development, flexible work practices, Employee Assistance Program, recognition and reward program - Appreciate Great and a variety of generous paid and unpaid leave options.

**How to Apply**

We’re also happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs.

**Applications will be reviewed progressively and will close on close on 12th December 2024 at 11.30pm.**

Darebin is committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, and thorough ‘Safety Screening’ processes apply.

To work at Darebin City Council, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and comply with Child Safety standards. All employees are required to undertake an Australian Criminal History Check and may be required to complete a Functional Health Assessment.

Council requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as outlined in the Staff Covid-19 Vaccination Policy.